2007-05-11

I Love Traveling

好有旅行的 mood ,决定一口气写下自己在外国的旅游游记。前几年才开始有机会到国外旅行,现在才下手,有点难度,所到过的旅游胜地,印象已开始模糊。但为了永远保存这些美好的回忆,决定努力把这些到过的地方的名字和日期找出来。要不然,或许几年后真地会把这些旅游景点的名字忘得一干二净。

New Zealand (South Island) 29 Nov – 4 Dec 2004

1st day
Christchurch Tramway- Hop on Hop off Loop around central Christchurch: Catheral Square, The Arts Centre, Botanic garden, Canterbury Museum, Victoria Square, New Regent Street

2nd day
Travel through Ashburton and over the Canterbury Plains Lake Tekapo- Church of Good Shepherd, a memorial to the pioneer runholders of the McKenzie country. Mount Cook National Park- 15 peaks all towering over 3,000 meter- New Zealand’s highest peak.

3rd day
Lake Manapouri and Te Anau. Milford Sound Cruise- An absolutely essential highlight of any New Zealand visit. Get a really close up view of the colony of seals on the rocks and keep a look out for dolphins if you are lucky.

4th day
Lord of the Rings Tour- Over 20 locations used for Lord of the Rings filming and NZ$15,000 worth of weapons and costume items for handle and wear for photograph. Deer Park- get up close and hand feeding with red deer and other animals.

5th day
Dunedin

6th day
Christchurch

[NZ Photos I]
[NZ Photos II]

Australia 16 Jul 2004 – 9 Dec 2004

Movie world 25 Jul 2004
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Sunshine coast
Aussie World, Forest Glen Sanctuary, Ginger Factory, Superbee Honey Factory, Strawberry field- pick our own strawberries
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New South Wales 14 Nov 2004

Sea World 19 Nov 2004
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Goldcoast, Surfer Paradise 14 Nov 2004

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Moreton Island Tangalooma Resort 26 Sep 2004
**Highlight** opportunity to interact closely with native wildlife. In the evening a pod of wild bottlenose dolphins, varying in numbers from usually five up to ten swim up to the beach adjacent to the well-lit jetty, where we have the opportunity to hand feed them. The experience is unforgettable.
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Harbour Town, Goldcoast 20 Nov 2004

Sydney 21 – 26 Nov 2004
1st day
Sydney city, Chinatown , Queen Victoria Building, St Mary’s Cathedral, Hyde Park

2nd day
Darling Harbour, Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Chinese Friendship Garden
Recommended restaurant: Pancake On The Rocks
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3rd day
Star City casino, Sydney Fish Market- world’s second largest seafood market

4th day
Blue Mountain & Jenolan Cave- Be enthralled with the magnificent Three Sisters, breathtaking canyon views, the brilliance of mother nature’s marvelous limestone caves.
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5th day
Canberra- Australia’s capital city:
Parliament house, Cockington Green- a world in minature, Captain Cook Memorial Fountain, Big Merino, Australian War Memorial, Royal Australian Mint (produced over eleven billion circulating coins and has the capacity to produce over two million coins per day, or over six hundred million coins per year)
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6th day
Hunter Valley, Olympic Park, Darling Harbour

[Brisbane I]

[Brisbane II]

Bangkok 1-5 Jun 2005

1st day
Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Keow), Wat Arun, Floating market

2nd day
Safari World, Calypso Cabaret Show- Amazed by the beautiful ‘women’ and their performance

3rd day
Chatuchak (Weekend market in Bangkok, largest market in Thailand, and largest of the world), Suan Lum Night Bazaar

4th day
Clothing wholesale market

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